Who owns your block
2000 block of S 21st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 80% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 open code violations and 1 home behind $29,415 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 185% since 2016, now about $218K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.
The makeup of the block
Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Tax-abated
- Bubble = lot size
- → bigger interior · ↑ higher value
Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $218K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $218K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 64% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 112 reported crimes (39 violent) and 343 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.
Schools
The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.
Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.
What it's worth, and where taxes are going
- $218K typical home, up +185% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,051 to $1,734 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.9M assessed, $55,121/yr to the city, about $2,205 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +185% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +65% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2006 S 21st St is assessed at $340K but pays $1,734 a year — about 36% of the $4,764 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +10% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $285 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.
Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 38 arm's-length sales since 1970. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 25 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kassan Realty Ventures Ll | 1 | 6 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ygb I Llc | 1 | 3 | $505K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 25 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).
Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2015, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $160K in 2019 (+118%). | Absentee individual | $234K | —/— | 1,784 | 1920 | 3 | 6 viol |
| 2002 S 21ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $21K in 2001 → $83K in 2005 (+295%). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 2004 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2026. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2006 S 21ST ST New constructionBought for $335K in 1970, built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $100K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $340K | 3/2 | 1,550 | 1920 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 2008 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2010 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2012 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2014 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $30K in 2005, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2017, sold for $329K in 2024 (+997%). | Owner-occupied | $330K | 3/2 | 1,430 | 1920 | 6 | |
| 2016 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 2018 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $95K in 2014, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $236K in 2020 (+149%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 2/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2020 S 21ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2004 → $240K in 2018 (+191%). | Owner-occupied | $263K | 2/2 | 1,368 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 2022 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2022. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $218K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 2024 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $218K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2026 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $195K in 2024. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2028 S 21ST ST History2 L&I violations (2018); sold $227K (2024). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2030 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2032 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $218K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2034 S 21ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $74K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $295K in 2023 (+409%). | Owner-occupied | $330K | 3/1 | 1,437 | 1920 | 6 | |
| 2036 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2038 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2040 S 21ST ST ImprovedBought for $133K in 2012. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $235K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2042 S 21ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $102K in 2007 → $112K in 2009 (+10%). | Owner-occupied | $218K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 2044 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2046 S 21ST ST | Owner-occupied | $218K | 4/1 | 1,550 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2048 S 21ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $239K | —/— | 1,824 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)